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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #470 on: April 29, 2015, 11:37:09 PM »
Quote from: shotgunshane on April 29, 2015, 07:35:35 PM
I found the Pure2 to be pretty resolving and very spacious for such a small amp. Note edges were a little on the soft side; my Picollo sounds more contrasty in the comparison. It's a very pleasing sound. On the down side I felt the center image was stretched thin and a little too left and right. The Picollo has a much better center image and it's one of the main reasons I chose it over the Pure2.

Patiently waiting on that amp only Leckerton. No digital volume control please!

Thanks! Still going to demo it anyway (find someone that own this and 627x around here)

idk that leckerton is gonna release the new model, need to keep checking the site!
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #471 on: April 30, 2015, 07:57:29 AM »
Quote from: Griffon on April 29, 2015, 05:57:06 AM
Elekit TU-HP01

I thought I'd grab an Rx to answer the question, but appears they are sold out. 
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #472 on: July 14, 2015, 04:13:01 PM »
Hello Fellow Pirates  :)p4,

Does anyone have any comments or impressions for the Oppo HA-2 portable AMP/DAC?
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #473 on: July 16, 2015, 11:50:06 PM »
Quote from: SlickSteiner on July 14, 2015, 04:13:01 PM
Hello Fellow Pirates  :)p4,

Does anyone have any comments or impressions for the Oppo HA-2 portable AMP/DAC?

It's a really stable DAC/amp, but it has quite a bit of background noise especially if you're using earphones.
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #474 on: July 16, 2015, 11:51:28 PM »
^Important point.  Thank you.
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #475 on: July 16, 2015, 11:54:37 PM »
Quote from: CEE TEE on July 16, 2015, 11:51:28 PM
^Important point.  Thank you.

I should mention: it's higher absolute hiss levels than an original AK100, but not by a large amount. But it is almost as stable as it gets under load. Kind of bright sound signature, but good. Good device. Great price. Why leather-ish stuff around it? No idea.
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #476 on: July 17, 2015, 02:33:51 AM »
Will the hiss annoy me to the point that I want to throw the device?
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #477 on: July 17, 2015, 03:21:40 AM »
Quote from: SlickSteiner on July 17, 2015, 02:33:51 AM
Will the hiss annoy me to the point that I want to throw the device?

I don't know how sensitive to hiss you are. What DAPs/amps do you use with what earphones? And what levels of hiss do you hear? I was called hiss king at head-fi, but that was when I was 28. I'm 35 now. I'm still very sensitive, but I've used so much stuff now that I understand that the base level of hiss tolerance is high.
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #478 on: August 19, 2015, 10:38:57 PM »
Anybody tried these amps?

http://www.practicaldevices.com/amps.htm

Given that they have been in business since 2005 (the same year of the internet page, lol;) and there are only few reviews, I gather they are either a very well kept secret or that people were not too impressed.

EDIT: maybe one of the senior pirates with time on their hands can produce a chart a la Purrin DAC awesomeness for the new people to peruse and avoid traps.
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #479 on: August 19, 2015, 10:45:12 PM »
They got popular for a month or two on head-fi years ago with the IEMers. Didn't last long. Forget if I heard it or not at a meet. If I did, that should tell you something.
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